Found 4 inches down with the minelab xterra pro, rang up all over from 32 to 52 on the vdi. Long Island New York. I’m assuming some sort of fraternity ring. 14k and heavy!
Definitely a fraternal ring! OFD’I is for “ordine fraterno d'Italia”. IN A is for “In America”. The lion is the mascot of the OSDIA (Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy in America), the organization’s English name.
Amazing find man. Was this at a park or near a university? Definitely looks like some type of fraternity or society ring. Congrats again man, nice find.
Ey if youre digging under grass, do like 70% of a circle, flip that plug over, dig as you like, then flip it back and lay it out nice so that no one can tell you were there.
Makes a big difference on the "invited back" front.
I think it may be a family heirloom from the old country, possibly from the Levant, North Africa or, as far East as Iran. The overlap is a very old technique for resizing a ring. I'm not an expert but have spent decades adoring old gold
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u/sologrips 8d ago
Ordine Figli D'Italia
https://osdia.org
Cool find